At the Informa Future Vision Executive Event 2022, Andrew Parkin-White of TecFutures moderated an expert panel to debate the Clash of the Titans: Can Telcos Fight Off the Hyperscaler Threat? Andrew was joined by Sergio Gonzalez of Microsoft, Hrvoje Jerkovic of Three UK and Paolo Grassia of ETNO. Growth in telcos has been lower in the past ten years. At the same time, they are having to invest ever more in new networks, particularly for potential opportunities offered by 5G an

eSIM will open up new opportunities for enterprise IoT. It will enable organizations to benefit from remote, over-the-air provisioning – thereby mitigating the need for changing out a SIM card when switching carriers or moving to different connectivity technologies. It will allow device-specific form factors that solution developers can tailor to the IoT device or enterprise or CSP requirements. Using a single SIM during the manufacturing process can offer greater increased s

If we think about enterprise connectivity needs, it is about matching those needs to the most appropriate connectivity technology. Cellular has a range of technologies in play and there are also unlicensed technologies such as LoraWAN and Sigfox, and WiFi is important for campus based and manufacturing operations. Satellite is coming into play for areas that are difficult to cover for terrestrial technologies. The IoT technology landscape is evolving and it is important for C

Despite enterprises, particularly larger ones, developing skills and building expertise in IoT solutions, they still look to suppliers for support on key issues. It is important that suppliers understand enterprise thinking on where this support is likely to be most important for them going forward. Furthermore, their needs do change over time as this very dynamic market evolves. CSPs need to pass on their knowledge and expertise to the enterprise. Different segments and ente

A significant challenge for enterprises sits around managing global connectivity as they scale up their IoT applications. It is important for enterprises understand the importance of global IoT connectivity and how roaming is evolving. Global providers of IoT connectivity need to inform and educate the enterprise on IoT roaming and develop solutions that best match their needs. Enterprises often underestimate the volume of devices that are actually roaming. The need for roami